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melas G3189

μέλας (melas) means “black” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

μέλας Greek · G3189 3 tagged occurrences in 3 verses

Pronunciation guide: mel'-as Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3189

μέλας · melas · black

μέλας, -αινα, -αν genitive, -ανος, -αίνης, -ανος, [in LXX: Sng.1:5, Zec.6:2 (שָׁחֹר), etc. ;] black: Rev.6:5, 12; opposite to λευκός, Mat.5:36; neut., τὸ μ., ink : 2Co.3:3, II Jn 12, 3Jn.13.† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

black.

John Jeffrey Dodson · CC0

How translators render G3189

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
black 2
a black 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
black 2
a black 1

Verses containing G3189

Page 1 of 1. 3 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 5:36 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Nor should you swear by your head, for you cannot make a single hair white or black.

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  2. Revelation 6:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales.

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  3. Revelation 6:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And I watched as the Lamb opened the sixth seal, and there was a great earthquake, and the sun became black like sackcloth of goat hair, and the whole moon turned blood red,

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Sources and text

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